Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 31st Jan 2006 19:27 UTC, submitted by anonymous
Google's Dan Kegel will be keynoting at the 2006 Southern California Linux Expo on Feb 12th. He will be giving a presentation titled "Why doesn't Johnny run Linux? Or, Overcoming Desktop Obstacles". Dan will go over some of the main issues identified by the recent Desktop Linux Survey and Desktop Linux Architects' meeting at OSDL, as well as his own list of issues, and what's being done to solve them. This is interesting with regard to El Reg's story on 'Goobuntu'. Elsewhere, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols doesn't believe the rumours.
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2005-07-12
The only way a GoogleOS/Goobuntu product would make sense for Google would be twofold:
1) As another poster said, marginalized the platform, and increase the importance of web based technology.
2) More of a captive audience for Google's forthcoming (and already existing to some extent) targeted advertising, where ads are presented that are very specific to the users needs/habits - this is very, very valuable to advertisers, and potentially very very very profitable for Google. If Google distributes it's own Desktop platform, it could easily embed it's targeted advertising technology, along with Google Video, etc.
Now, those things being said, going to market with a Google OS makes no sense for Google in terms of being a direct revenue generator. Really, it would only be a cost center. But it would likely expand Google's revenue stream - advertising.
I'm sure a Google OS is only speculative nonsense (and wishful thinking). But it is fun to speculate.